Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

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A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURY
with broad slightly curved blade double-edged towards the
point, cut with a long shallow fuller and etched with
scrolling foliage on each side at the forte, gilt-brass hilt
including cross-piece engraved with flowers on a beaded
background and bone grip retained by three pairs of rivets
with oval gilt-brass heads, in its original wooden scabbard
with engraved gilt-brass mounts en suite with the hilt (the
scabbard extensively worn); ANOTHER HUNTING SWORD,
19TH CENTURY, with straight double-edged blade etched
and gilt with trophies on a blued panel at the forte (worn),
steel hilt including down-turned shell-guard, and natural
staghorn grip, in its steel-mounted leather scabbard, the
locket stamped ‘Kohl’; and ANOTHER HUNTING SWORD,
18TH CENTURY, with slightly curved blade double-edged
at the point, and hardwood grip inlaid with a spiralling line
of staghorn and a series of moon masks (hilt incomplete),
and retaining a portion of its leather scabbard
the first: 60cm; 23I in blade
(3)
£250-350
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A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD, LATE 18TH CENTURY
with slightly curved broad single-edged blade, short steel
cross-piece pierced with a trellis pattern centring on a
rococo bouquet, engraved steel collar, and figured
hardwood shaped grip retained by three pairs of rivets with
oval washers, and the grip incised with patterns of wavy
lines in imitation of horn; and ANOTHER, THIRD QUARTER
OF THE 18TH CENTURY, with slightly curved broad blade
double-edged towards the point (repaired), steel hilt
including short down-curved quillon, curved knuckle-guard,
and shaped hardwood grip retained by three pairs of rivets
with oval heads
the first: 54cm; 21D in blade
(2)
£300-400